Head-rest.



AUGUST w. NELsoN, or sroKANE, WASHINGTON.

Leanser.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 2, 1918.

` Application filedJune 10, 1916. Serial No. 102,978.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, AUGUST W. NELSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Spokane, in the county of Spokaneand State of Vashington, have invented new and useful Improvementsuin Head-Rests, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in headrests and has to do more particularly with a device of this kind for out-of-doors use, `the device Vof my invention being particularly adapted to rest upon bare or solid ground. Y n

ln parks and other places of like nature itis a Common practice to lie down upon the grass, especially in hot weather, and without some form of head support it is impossiblerfor a person to assume anything like a comfortable position even while lying on the back or face upward.

It is the object of this invention to provide a head rest which ishreadily'portable andeasily collapsible and otherwise adapted to comfortably support' theA head atthe desired elevation while the user is lying onY the ground. Because of the different positions which the body may assume, or which the user may take, it is highly desirable to render a device of this character adjustable so that it will support the head of the user not only t the desired elevation'but also at the preferred inclination.

It is a feature of this invention to provide a head rest having a supporting frame of such novel form that the frame will"normally be unstable to support itself in an upright position onthe groundV which will `therefore be readily tiltabl'e into Yany desired inclination from the horizontaler into a horizontal position, means being provided which is preferably adjustable fork engaging the frame and the ground toy hold `,the frame perspiration.

. Other features and objects of the invention will be more fully described in connection with the accompanying drawing and will be more particularly pointed out in and by the appended claims.

a whole'at 1,-2 and whichr endrsections are In the drawing Figure l isa view in end elevation showing the device of my invention as `it would appear resting upon relatively rough or uneven soil. y Fig. 2 is a front elevation looking from the right of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a plan view. Fig. 4 is a detail view of'one ed up. M

Fig. 5 is a view of a portion of the head supportingmember illustrating one manner of attachment to the` frame. Like characters kof reference Adesignate similar parts throughout the different figures of the drawing.. Y

As illustrated, my invention includes a frame composed of end sections indicated as sectiony fold# of identical construction. Said endsections may be adjustable toward andifrom. each other inaccordance with the length of head rest desired,'andV incarrying out this feature, I provide a connecting bar or rod formed of two sections, 3 Yand, 4. Section 3 is rigidly connected with end frame section land section 4 is rigidly.conne'cted'lwith end frame section 2.' .The rodsection 8 rtelescopes .the

yti'ibular section 4 for some considerable dis 85 .tance in `all`adjustments.' Means is provided Vsections 3 and 4 correspondingto the ad- Ydicated at'S and beingfsec'ured thereto in any desired manner.- YFrom the point of anchorage 8, the yoke comprises oppositely extending limbs 9 and l() diverging upwardly from the point of anchorage 8. At 1.1 and 12' said limbs are bentupwardly as yindicated at 13 k'and 14, the terminal ends' being bent to form hooks l5 and 16, opening to the left of Fig. 2, or in otherA words, endwise the frame.

` ulead member'supporting rods 17v andKV 18 are provided on their lower ends withl eyes i 19 and 20which are adapted to be inserted along the limbs 9 and l0 into theposition shown in Fig. 4, when the frame is to'jbe collapsed, or inl the positionshown in outwardly of 10 1 when the frame is eXtended. Thus in Fig.y 1, the eyes connect with the limbs 9 and 10 and intermediate portions are supported by the open hooks against movement endwise inwardly. The wire of which the rods 17 and 18 and also the yokes are made is not so stiff but what it will yield somewhat to the weight of the head so that the head support will not be rigid and unyielding. The upper ends of the supports are threaded and are provided with nuts 22 for a purpose which willv presently appear. i

Now it will be seen that the frame converges toward its base and that the frame would be unstable to support itself in an upright position or in a position at an inclination to the horizontal. In other words, the rod sections3 and 4 and the end yokes would not alone. support the frame in the position shown in Fig. l.

I will now describe a feature of` novelty or structure the purpose of which is to stabilize or supporttheV frame.

The rods 17 have their upper ends 23`bent horizontally. Near the outer ends are pivoted at 24 supportingrods 25 having sharpened ends 26 adapted tok enter the ground. Each rod 25 has a ground engag ing stop or abutment 27, which is suitably flared to present a considerable lower area to the ground. Said stop. is providedwith a nut 28 whichis adjustable on the rod 25 by means of threads 2.9. The upper end of each rod 25, as indicated at 30, is, provided with a head` member holding yend,the purpose of which willpresently appear.

In Fig. y3, I have shown my improved `head supporting member which comprises a plurality of strips of fabric 31 and 32 which are shown transversely disposed with respect to each other to form a member of skeleton construction. I may connect the strips at their junctures or intersections by stitching the same, as indicated at 33. Along one margin, or as indicated on strip 34, I dispose elongated neck pads 35 and 3G, on the upper and lower faces. This eX- pedient relieves the user from any'uncomfortable feeling about the neck which would result if the margin were unprotected by a d pad. Transversely of the head member, IV dispose a dividing pad 37 so that if the head rest is used by two persons, this dividing pad will serve to maintain the users heads in separated relation. The reason why two neck pads 35 and 36 areprovided is to enable a single user to reverse the position of the head supporting member, end to end, from the position shown in Fig. 2, to dispose the dividing pad 37, below,as indicated indotted lines at 38. -At the corners of the head member Ir provide apertures to fit over the ends of rods 18 and also over the ends of supporting rods 25. If desired, the rods 18 may be threaded and the head member may rest upon the adjustable nuts 22, of the rods 18. Thus the front margin where the neck pads are located may be adjustable and may be lowered with respect to the rear margin. Inasmuch as this adjustment would involve slack, because of the converging relation of the rods, I preferably provide the head member with openings 39, in addition to the corner openings, in cases where downward adjustment is desired. Thus it will be seen that the pad portionI of the head member may beadjusted at different elevations, thereby making the head member broadly adjustable on the frame, and' in addition the frame may be tilted by adjusting the stops 27.

In order to protect the head ofv they user from the rays of the sun I provide a sun shade which may be a sheet of canvas or like fabric 40. The canvas 40 is supported on the ends of shade rods 41 which are shown provided with spring clips 42 adapted to be detachably connectedv with rods 18. Shade rods 43 are also provided with spring clips 44 which may be attached to supporting rods 17.

Y It will be, seen that I have provided an endwise eXtensible head rest which may be utilized with headv supporting members of dierent lengths. proved headA rest is readily collapsible in separate sections, as indicated in Fig. 4, so that it may be carried in the pocket of the user.

A special feature ofnovelty consistsl in mounting the forward corners on the head member supporting rods 18 and the rearward corners on the adjusting rods 25. Thus the pressure on the adjusting rods will render the same effective inanchoring the stand in adjusted position.

It is believed that the novelty and' utility of my invention will'be clearlyv understood from the foregoing description, and while I have herein shownand described one specific form of my invention I do not wish to be limited thereto except for such limitations `as the. claims may import.

I claimz' 1-.1 In. an out-of-doors headrest, a frame adapted to' rest upon the ground, and a head supporting member mounted on said frame and composed of angularly arranged strips Furthermore, my imof fabric, an elongated neck pad extending supporting rod having its lower endl loosely connected with a portion of its respective yoke, an intermediate portion seated in one of said hooks, and a head supporting inember connected to the upper end of said rod,V

substantially as described.

3. In a headrest, a frame adapted to rest upon the ground, a head supporting member mounted on said frame and provided with an elongated neck pad extending along one margin, and a` dividing pad extending transversely of the length of said head supporting member, substantially as described.

4. In a headrest, a frame adapted to rest upon the ground, and a head supporting member mounted on said frame composed of iexible material, elongated neck pads on opposite sides of one margin of said head supporting member, and a dividing pad extending` transversely of the length of said member on one side thereof, substantially as described.

5. In a headrest, a skeleton frame proyoke and the limbs of saidyoke having terminal hooks opening endwise outwardly with respect to said frames, a pair of supporting rods for each 'end section and a` supporting rod having its lower end loosely connected with a portion of its respective yoke and an intermediate portion seated in one of said hooks, a head supporting member connected to the upper end of said rod, shade supporting rods one secured to each of said aforementioned rods between the vpoint of attachment'of said head support- AUGUST W. NELSON.

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